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Hitachi Data Systems Recognized as One of FORTUNE’s “100 Best
Companies to Work For” for the Second Consecutive Year

Chief Executive Magazine Also Ranks HDS No. 7 on its List of “40 Best
Companies for Leaders”

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced that FORTUNE magazine
recognizes HDS as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in 2013.
This is the second consecutive year the company has been named on this
prestigious annual list. This year HDS ranked No.63, moving up from No.
86 in 2012.

Nancy Long, executive vice president and Chief Human Resources Officer,
Hitachi Data Systems, attributes this honor and company success to the
hard work and dedication of all HDS employees. “I see HDS employees work
together as a family to innovate and win, and we’re the best at what we
do. We’re so proud to have been included for a second consecutive year
as a FORTUNE 2013 best company to work for. This prestigious and
highly-coveted distinction speaks volumes about HDS, our employees and
the motivation that continues to drive us to be the best place to work,
win and lead change in the industry.”

HDS has also again been named by Chief Executive magazine to its
annual “40 Best Companies for Leaders” list in 2013. This year HDS ranks
No. 7 under the continued leadership and innovation of CEO Jack Domme,
moving up from the No. 16 position in the 2012 and No. 36 in 2011.

Today’s announcement adds to the list of accolades received by Hitachi
Data Systems consistently over the years. The company was recognized as
one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute in
2011and 2012, and was named to the top 10 best places to work in the San
Francisco Bay Area for the past four consecutive years, as well as a
best place to work in Poland in 2011 and 2012.

About FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For

To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, FORTUNE partners with
the Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the most extensive employee
survey in corporate America. Two hundred fifty nine firms participated
in this year’s survey. More than 277,000 employees at those companies
responded to a survey created by the institute, a global research and
consulting firm operating in 45 countries around the world. Two-thirds
of a company’s score is based on the results of the institute’s Trust
Index survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each
company. The survey asks questions related to their attitudes about
management’s credibility, job satisfaction, and camaraderie. The other
third is based on responses to the institute’s Culture Audit, which
includes detailed questions about pay and benefit programs and a series
of open-ended questions about hiring practices, methods of internal
communication, training, recognition programs, and diversity efforts.
The list and related stories will appear in the February 4, 2013 print
edition of FORTUNE Magazine, and are available now at www.fortune.com/bestcompanies.

About Chief Executive Magazine’s 40 Best Companies for Leaders

The annual ranking of the Top Companies for Leadership is based on a
survey of leading organizations globally, which is conducted in
partnership with Chally Group Worldwide a sales and leadership talent
management firm. Companies were scored on five key criteria; having a
formal leadership process in place, the commitment level of the CEO to
the leadership development program, as measured by the percent of
personal time spent in these activities, the depth of the leadership
funnel as measured by the percentage of senior management positions
filled by internal candidates, as well as the percentage of
middle-management positions filled by internal candidates, number of
other companies that report recruiting from the company being evaluated
and shareholder value performance metric based on 10-year growth or
decline in market capitalization. The list is available now at http://chiefexecutive.net/40-best-companies-for-leaders-list.

Web Resources

Read what Nancy
Long and Asim Zaheer, senior vice president, Worldwide Marketing,
Hitachi Data Systems, have to say about the awards.

Hitachi Data Systems provides best-in-class information technologies,
services and solutions that deliver compelling customer ROI, unmatched
return on assets (ROA) and demonstrable business impact. With a vision
that IT must be virtualized, automated, cloud-ready and sustainable,
Hitachi Data Systems offers solutions that improve IT costs and agility.
With approximately 5,900 employees worldwide, Hitachi Data Systems does
business in more than 100 countries and regions. Hitachi Data Systems
products, services and solutions are trusted by the world’s leading
enterprises, including more than 70 percent of the Fortune 100 and more
than 80 percent of the Fortune Global 100. Hitachi Data Systems believes
that data drives our world – and information is the new currency. To
learn more, visit: http://www.hds.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading
global electronics company with approximately 320,000 employees
worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated revenues
totaled 9,665 billion yen ($117.8 billion). Hitachi is focusing more
than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information
and telecommunication systems, power systems, industrial, transportation
and urban development systems, as well as the sophisticated materials
and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi,
please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.